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DARK SECRETS: 3 - The Real Truth

From Uzbek disco to Uighur rock: Forgotten sounds of the Silk Road

A new album of rare grooves from Soviet Central Asia reveals an era when the region was a crucible for musical fusion.

Al Jazeera

MAGA's "dissonance" shocks experts

Republicans' blame game is intended to silence political dissent after another assassination attempt against Trump

Salon

'Slave To Fear': Ghosts Of The Gulag Haunt Modern Russia

When Russians started being arrested for opposing the Ukraine offensive, Maria felt the same kind of fear she guessed her ancestors, victims of repression under Soviet leader Joseph Stalin, must have lived through.

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Koreans in Uzbekistan: K-pop and a brewing cultural clash

The ‘Korean Wave’ has breathed new life into Korean communities first exiled to central Asia by Stalin – but at a cost.

Al Jazeera

117 Of The Funniest And Most Accurate Memes That Explain History In A Way That Textbooks Don’t (New Pics)

Many experts are using memes as a learning tool for students. As you'll come to read, it's a great way to refresh yourself about history facts, as well. The post 117 Of The Funniest And Most Accurate Memes That Explain History In A Way That Textbooks Don’t (New Pics) first…

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The weird history of Olympic football: Featuring Thierry Henry, protesting sailors and a very angry Hitler

France have an all-star boss targeting gold in Paris – if the past 128 years are anything to go by, he’ll have to navigate some bizarre events to succeed

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Putin-Kim summit has roots in an alliance of ‘isolated’ nations built over decades

The Russian president, Vladimir Putin, has spent two days in Pyongyang, meeting with the North Korean leader, Kim Jong-un, and signing a “comprehensive strategic partnership”.

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‘Shouldn’t we be proud?’: new Stalin statues symbolise Georgia’s battle to control the past as well as the present

Trend is being linked to Kremlin-inspired ‘foreign influence’ bill that has led to huge street protests

The Guardian - UK

Putin, Launching Fifth Term, Promises Russians Victory

President Vladimir Putin vowed at a lavish inauguration on Tuesday to deliver victory to Russians, embarking on a record-breaking fifth term with more power than ever.

International Business Times

Gandhi To Stalin: India's Disparate Opposition

India's opposition faces huge challenges as their loose coalition of more than two dozen parties take on the juggernaut of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's ruling party.

International Business Times

Ecuador Raid A Blow To Mexico's 'Sacred' Asylum Tradition

In the past century, Mexico has opened its doors to revolutionaries, Spanish exiles, and persecuted Latin American leaders -- a tradition that has been dealt an unprecedented blow by a police invasion of its embassy in Ecuador.

International Business Times

"A blueprint for a Trump autocracy"

Will a second Trump term bring a Putin-like dictatorship or the more subtle example of Hungary's Viktor Orbán?

Salon

Putin Will Lead Until 'End Of His Natural Life': Activist

Vladimir Putin is likely to stay in power until "the end of his natural life" or until he is overthrown, an anti-corruption campaigner said on Friday as Russians voted in presidential polls.

International Business Times

Russia's Communist Wing Calls For Probe Into Stalin's Death

Russia's communist faction calls for investigation into Western involvement in Stalin's death, sparking debates and controversies.

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‘Some buy the propaganda. Many have changed their minds’: life in Russia after the invasion

The day-to-day within Putin’s regime has changed dramatically – some have profited, but dissenters remain

Reason

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Reason

Tucker Carlson Is No 'Traitor' for Doing Journalism

Everybody has the right to speak and then take the heat.

Al Jazeera

‘Thrown like animals’: Georgians identify victims in Stalin’s mass graves

Under Stalin, thousands were executed. Now, victims’ families and experts are trying to heal a national trauma.

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Reason

Remembering Lenin—the First Great Communist Mass Murderer

On the 100th anniversary of his death, it's worth recalling that almost all the worst features of communist totalitarianism began under Lenin, not Stalin and other successors.

The Guardian - UK

‘Angel or antichrist’: Russia grapples with Lenin’s legacy 100 years after death

Vladimir Putin blames leader of 1917 revolution for his woes in Ukraine but remains unable to diminish his towering legacy

International Business Times

100 Years After His Death, Russians Shrug At Lenin's Legacy

For almost a century after his death, Vladimir Lenin's carefully preserved body has lain in a purpose-built mausoleum on Red Square -- a glaring reminder of Russia's communist past.

Al Jazeera

Death threats for a Stalin vandal prompt soul-searching in Orthodox Georgia

An icon featuring Joseph Stalin on display inside Georgia’s largest cathedral causes a furore.

The Conversation

Smersh: why Putin has reinstated Stalin's notorious and much-feared anti-spy unit

A man under arrest by Russian internal security forces was seen confessing to a “crime”, in a video posted on January 2. He had been apprehended after allegedly posting a video on social media that purportedly showed air defences near the Russian city of Belgorod. This city, on the border…

Evening Standard

Vladimir Putin’s security chiefs re-create 'SMERSH' organisation to hunt down spies, says UK

They described the move as highlighting a 'strong focus on the supposed infiltration of external threats' into Russia

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Joey Barton continues hate-filled tirade by comparing Eni Aluko to two of most evil people in history

Barton has recently posted a series of attacks against women in football on social media, drawing strong criticism from throughout the game

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